Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Year In Review: 2013 - Wow, what a year.

As
Dumbledore would say, 'Another year, gone!' Before he soon gave his favourite
pupils extra points so that Gryffindor would win the House Cup. And yet, no-one
really cared about the cup after Harry's first year as they all thought He Who
Must Not Be Named will kill them. Shame really.

ANYWAYS, let's concentrate on the
topic in hand!

2013,
what a year. You've had your wonderful moments and your downright shitty times.
I've met incredible people who I hope I'll be friends with for life. I've met
those who have hurt me, betrayed me many times and have put me down. I still
have those who have been close to me from the start and I still don't
want to let go of, who have picked me up when I needed a hand to hold.

This
post follows a YouTube video that will hopefully go online before 2014 starts,
we'll see how uploading goes. Just incase you can't watch my video or you just
prefer to read, here's what I've basically said.

2013
was the year I went abroad for the first time in a couple of years. Amsterdam
was an amazing experience, to have that amount of responsibility and yet that
sense of freedom within a group of wonderful young musicians was incredible. I
always appreciate how much music has saved my life and these groups have been
my saviour. I went to NYJOS again where I think it was the best year, we were
at Skye which was beautiful and I learnt a lot more this year than I ever did
the previous two years. It was the best year to conclude my time with the
summer school. As much as I love it, it got a little repetitive, it's expensive
and money is tight at the moment, student blues much eh?

Remember
those goals I posted this time last year? Well, let's see if I achieved them or
not.

1.
Get an actual job

Yeah,
not a good start. I was a helper with the music group in Amsterdam but I didn't
get paid for that. I work hard at university and I find it hard to juggle many
things at once, not trying to sound like a lazy git (even though I am), I just
like to do one thing at a time. I had a feeling if I had a part time job as
well as university work, ensembles etc, I wouldn't get my degree. It's still
something I hope to achieve, I know this summer has to be the year where I have
to find somewhere to work.

2.
Continue making YouTube videos and post more on here

At
the start of the year, I made videos every Friday. I did Vlogust, I vlogged the
Amsterdam trip and NYJOS. I've gained double the subscribers I had this time
last year and over 15,000 views overall which is AMAZING! As for this blog, I
may have neglected it a bit. The university excuse is getting old huh?

3.
Work hard

I
like to think so, especially with the exams and the start of 2nd year. I had to
do assignments I never thought I would be able to pass but I've done them. It's
been super stressful, it's been tough but rewarding I think.

4.
Stay positive

This
year has tested me mentally and physically in many ways, my heart feels a
little battered and bruised without trying to sound too dramatic. Relationships
and emotions have been tested really hard this year. With people, I have tried
to keep a smile on my face and stay positive with them. When I'm alone in my
room though, that's when I have my moment full of tears and sorrow. I've had to
deal with situations I had never previously been in before so it's been a steep
learning curve.

5.
Get my first kiss

This
was the year where I finally got my first kiss, although I don't really
remember much. I still don't know whether it counts or not as I was drunk and
didn't really know the guy. At least I can say that another thing I've
effectively crossed off my list. And it was NOT worth it whatsoever. I'm still
single, still had to work out the situation with the guy, plus friends and it
got me down when it shouldn't have done in the first place.

6.
Visit my bessie in Edinburgh

Saw
her in February for her 18th, that was a night both of us can't really
remember. Hehe. Saw her in August back home and saw her in November when she
came to visit me at my flat. So yeah, we've been very good this year compared
to previous ones. :)

So
it's been a crazy year. We have a new Royal in the country with little George
being born in the summer. We've lost two key political figures this year, one a
legend who freed South Africa and the other was Margaret Thatcher. You can make
your own mind up about who was the bigger loss this year. Fellow Scot Andy
Murray finally won Wimbledon and got Sports Personality of the Year. Twerking
was a new word to be 'added' into the dictionary and we finally know what the
fox does say? Or do we?

What
are my goals for 2014 you ask? I prefer to have goals to work towards rather
than have pointless resolutions that never make it past the 2nd of January.

1.
Part time job in the summer

2.
Limit my shitstorms on Twitter (basically keep the bad times to myself or close
friends who won't tell another living soul)

I
wish every single one of you the very best for 2014. I really hope it's going
to be your year. Now, go! Get ready for the Hogmany celebrations. I'll be
putting on my onesie and watching Jools Holland tonight because I'm a WILD ONE!
:) ♥